00:01 The let's wrap up this video series. Guillain-Barré is a rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks part of its peripheral nervous system. 00:12 That is the most important take away point if you understanding how the disease works. 00:18 Now the symptoms can range from a very mild case with brief weakness, to a nearly devastating paralysis and that makes the person unable to breathe on their own. 00:28 The exact cause of Guillain-Barré is not known but we know it's not contagious and it's not inherited and we have hope for the future of research. 00:37 Weakness on both sides of the body is the major symptom that promotes most people to seek attention. 00:44 So symptoms often affect the arms, breathing, muscles and even the face of that makes a more widespread nerve damage. 00:51 Because remember, the majority of patients experience paralysis from the ground to the brain. 00:56 Rarely can start in the arm and work its way down. 00:59 Usually, it's ground to brain. Now treatment of Guillain-Barré involves plasmapheresis or IVIG therapy and that needs to be initiated within the first two weeks of symptoms to be effective. 01:11 The recovery period maybe as little as a few weeks that's our best case scenario. 01:16 Or up to a few years which would be the worst case scenario. 01:21 Thank you for watching our video today.
The lecture Guillain-Barré Syndrome: In a Nutshell (Nursing) by Prof. Lawes is from the course Spinal Cord Injuries and Syndromes (Nursing) .
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